Hissing Roaches for a treat?

[b24082]

I did also wash the dirt off of them from the container they come in. I don't know if that contributed to them being slippery. I had trouble even handling them with the tongs. Also the guy's at LLLreptile are telling us night crawlers (we bought these at Walmart) "are full of parasites" Has anyone else heard this? I've read about people on this forum using night crawlers, bought from walmart, without any problems.

[habeeb]

I did also wash the dirt off of them from the container they come in. I don't know if that contributed to them being slippery. I had trouble even handling them with the tongs. Also the guy's at LLLreptile are telling us night crawlers (we bought these at Walmart) "are full of parasites" Has anyone else heard this? I've read about people on this forum using night crawlers, bought from walmart, without any problems.

im not sure about this 100% but ive only fed wal mart bought canadian night crawlers...and my frogs seem to do well on them...they wont touch worms no more but i have a huge dubia colony i use to feed them with...i know a few guys on here also get thier crawlers from wal mart and do fine with them

[b24082]

Ok thanks, We are looking into starting a dubia colony as well. They wanted 16 dollars for 10 hissing cockroaches, so we passed on that and just picked up some crickets. I will just try to offer the night crawlers sparingly, I guess. Do you know of a good place to get Dubias? Or even willing to sell a small amount to get started?

[poison]

Ok thanks, We are looking into starting a dubia colony as well. They wanted 16 dollars for 10 hissing cockroaches, so we passed on that and just picked up some crickets. I will just try to offer the night crawlers sparingly, I guess. Do you know of a good place to get Dubias? Or even willing to sell a small amount to get started?

this place usually has great deals ( Dubi Deli | Dubia Roaches ) but it looks like there out of stock for now just keep checking back. heres another one The Roach Barn - Home

[b24082]

Thank you much, everyone has been very helpful. I appreciate it.

[habeeb]

Ok thanks, We are looking into starting a dubia colony as well. They wanted 16 dollars for 10 hissing cockroaches, so we passed on that and just picked up some crickets. I will just try to offer the night crawlers sparingly, I guess. Do you know of a good place to get Dubias? Or even willing to sell a small amount to get started?

the place i got all mine from was Store but i waited till they had a special on the females...their special on females was 50cents for one...i started with 200 and now have like 2thousand mostly still small and bout half a inch big...the thing is to not feed out of ur colonly untill u have up to the thousands bc ur frog will eat a good amount of them at one sitting lol i have a 5 month old male and a 8 month old female to feed so they take in quite a bit of food

[DeeDub]

Hissers are fine but not worth the cost.

Night crawlers do not have parasites. Best staple IMO.

Dubia are awesome, start with about 500 roaches if you want it to colonize and sustain your little frog. Also, you will have to tong feed. They burrow and will often just hold still if you drop em in. I used to flip them on their back so when they start kicking around the frog would attack.

I actually use crickets as a treat. They are very stimulating for the frogs. Actually, since my male is large, he just eats night crawlers and Dubia as a staple but has become accustomed to the tongs and large prey so he is pretty half hearted with the crickets....unless he's real hungry.